Inkstand.



No. 886,865. PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

.B. 0. ROBERTS.

INKSTAND. ,7 APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1907. I

Z k? v Witnesses inkstands and particularly wit ,a cover forthe same.

i The invention com rises ERTS, a cit PATENT osnion I BENJAMIN 0. ROBERTS,

OF LITTLE ROCK, IOWA.

, INKSTAND.

3 Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed November-23, 1907,,

A Patented May 6, 1908.

Serial No. ina r73.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN 0. Ronizen of the United States, residin' at Little Rock, in the county of Lyon an State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Inkstands, of which the following is a specification. Thisinvention relates to im rovements in reference to One object of the invention is to rovide a novel and efiicient closing device or inkstands. 5 j A further object is tov rovide a novel device for automaticallyfc osing the cover of the inkstand and means crating devicein operative position.

for holding'said op- A further object of the invention is to provide a novel device of this character that is simple in construction,

and economical to man facture.

the various novel 1 features hereinafter escribed and claimed.

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' view the accom anyin drawings,- Figure 1' in well with the invention plied thereto); Fig. 2 is a top plan ustratin the means for closing the cover'on dotted ines. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Seatedin the framell is a, casin 2 made of metal or any other suitable material and is of less height hen the bowl 3. In the casing 2', is arranged adiacent' its 'top and bottom an s 5 'of the said lates passing through ,apertures'fi in the si es of t e casing 2, said ends bein bent over and contacting with the outer tva s of thecasing. Passing through square apertures .7, formed in the plates 1ntermediate the ends thereof, is a stem 8 hav- 7 ing a portion of the, same square to fit 1D. the s uare apertures 7 and such construction will preventany rotary motionof said stem, Encircling the stem 8 and contacting with the upper face of the lower plate 5 is a coil .held in place by rough the stem 8,

n spring bein means of a pin 10 passing t. 'said pin a spring 9. The spring 9 is constructed on the stem 8, to permit the operating head or plate 11. to be automatically retained in-o erative position. The bowl 3 is provided w1th a closure or cap composedof two parts 12, and 13. The art 13 is offset and disposed at a paralis! p ane beneath the part 12 and formed integral therewith by means of a connecting lugs 15, turning the efiicient in practice,

metallic plates 44, the I so acting as a shoulder for the member 14. Disposed on the upper face of the member 13 and adjacent one end thereof are'reversible inclined cam lugs 15 contacting with a pin 16 passing through the post 8, illustrated more plainly in dotted lines, Fig. 2 of the drawings. Such construction permitting the portion 12 to rotate and the part 12 is automatically closed 1? means of a spring 17, said spring being astened to the upper surfa'ceofthe portion 13 and tovthe 'side of the casing 2. g

In course of operation the plate 11 pressed in a downward position against t l tension of the spring 9 and by so doing the pin 16 running through the post 8 will work in contact with the reversible inclined cam arts 12, 13 and 14, which constitute the c osing device, in a rotary osition against thetensi'on of the spring 1.7. en desiring the bowl to be closed the finger is removedirom the plate 11, and so doing the tension of the spring 9 will throw the stem 8 in normal position and with such mechanismtogether with -theaid of the spring 17 the parts 12, 13 and 14 will be returned to their-normal closed position and will strike against the bumper 18; I

From' the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyin drawing the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains andwhile I have described the princi 1 operation ofthe' invention together wit the device which I now desire to have-it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scope of the invention.

Havin thusdescribed the invention what is elaime as new is 1. Aninkstand comprising two sections, a

disposed lates in'the other section, a stem passing t ough the-plates, cover operating means actuated by the movement of the stem and means connected with thestem for automatically operating t e same in one direction. y v

-2. An inkstand comprising twosections; a

cover for one-section, transversely disposed plates having square a ertures inclosed in the other section, amovab e stempassing throu h the apertures in said lates means operated y L the stem to move t8 e cover, said stem 0011f forming in sectional contour'to the apertures coverfor one of said sections, transversely ent rotary movement of pr vent iiidepend- 3. Anmk cover for one section, transversely disposed I direction.

,and disposed parallel with "cams carried by the offset part plates having square apertures inclosed in the other section,a movable stem passing through the apertures in'said lates, means operated by the stem to move t e cover, said stem conforming in sectional contour to the apertures through which it passes to prevent independent rotary movement of the stem, and means interposed between said plates for automatically operating the stem in one 4. An inkstand provided with an ink reservoir, a cover for said reservoir mounted to swing in a horizontal plane, said cover comprising two arts, one of said parts being offset from and disposed paralle with and in a lower plane than the other parts, a member integrally connecting the two parts together, and a mechanism comprising a depressible element for actuating the cover.

5. An inkstand comprising an ink reservoir, a cover therefor, said cover comprising two parts, oneof said parts being offset from and in a lower part, an actuator, and and arran ed to be engaged by the actuator for opening the cover.

6.In an ink well, the combination of a plane than the other reservoir, a cover therefor, said cover being pivotally mounted, a mechanism for actuat mg the cover, sa1d depressible element cover, a casl mechanism comprising a forming a pivot for the for said mechanism, a device between the e ement and cover for removing the latter to open position, a spring for returning the cover upon release of the element, said spring being secured to the cover and to one side of the casin 7. In an inkwell, the combination of a reservoir, a cover therefor, said cover being pivotally mounted and amechanism for actuating the cover, said mechanism comprising an actuator on which the cover swings, a spring for holding the actuator in normal position, cams on the cover, means on the actuator for engaging the cams to move the cover in one direction, and means arranged to move the cover in the other direction.

-8. In an inkwell, the combination of a reservoir, a cover therefor, said cover being pivotally mounted and a mechanism for actuating the cover, said mechanism c0n1pris-. mg a ertured members,

a rod throug the apertured members on which the passing cover swings, a head on said rod, a spring encircling said rod,'ca1ns carried bya portion of the cover, means carried by the rod, to cooperate with the cams for moving the cover in one direction, and means arranged to move the cover in the op osite direction.

9 In an inkwel the combination of a reservoir, a cover, said cover being pivotally mounted and a mechanism for actuating the cover, said mechanism com risin apertured members, a rod passing tliroug the said members 'on which the cover swings, a head on said rod, a spring encircling the rod, said spring being disposed intermediate two of the said a ertured members, means passing throug the rod for) holding said spring in place, cams carried by a portion of the cover, a pin carried by the rod, said pin cooperating with the cams to move the cover in one direction, and a spring secured to the said portion of the cover and to one side of the casing for automatically returning the cover in the op osite direction.

n testimony whereof I, affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN o. ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

E. F. ESIIBAUGH, BEN. O. ABBEN, Jr. 

